ChemLuminary Awards
The ChemLuminary Awards gives members a great opportunity to recognize local sections, regional meetings, divisions, and International Chapters that receive recognition for their extrodinary work in promoting chemistry and the chemical sciences.
Submission Guidelines
Self-Nominating Instructions
ChemLuminary Awards Descriptions
| Committee |
Committee Acronym | Award Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs | CCPA | This award recognizes a local section for outstanding efforts to increase member involvement in government affairs and advance public policy to benefit science and society. |
| Committee on Chemists with Disabilities | CWD | This award recognizes the outstanding effort of a local section that has a program designed to increase the participation of people with disabilities in the wonderful world of chemistry. |
| Committee on Community Activities | CCA | The Committee on Community Activities’ awards recognize local sections that have demonstrated exemplary performance in the development and implementation of outstanding activities in support of National Chemistry Week (NCW) and Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED). |
| Committee on Divisional Activities | DAC | These awards recognize innovative and outstanding service to members of a division. |
| Committee on Economic & Professional Affairs | CEPA | These awards recognize Local Section Career Programs that have contributed significantly to ACS members' career management and development. |
| Committee on Local Section Activities |
LSAC | The Committee on Local Section Activities recognizes local sections for outstanding overall performance and for excellence in individual programs or activities. |
| Committee on Meetings & Expositions |
M&E | This award is presented by the Committee on Meetings and Expositions in recognition of outstanding performance in organizing and hosting a regional meeting. |
| Committee on Minority Affairs | CMA | This award recognizes a Local Section Committee on Minority Affairs that consistently promotes and encourages the participation and leadership of underrepresented minorities in the chemical sciences |
| Committee on Project SEED |
SEED | This award is given annually by the Committee on Project SEED to recognize the local section organizing the most outstanding Project SEED program. |
| Committee on Public Relations & Communications | CPRC | These awards are given to local sections by the Committee on Public Relations and Communications in an effort to recognize outstanding efforts by local sections to promote chemistry to the public. |
| Committee on Technician Affairs | CTA | This award recognizes an outstanding event or activity organized by or benefitting Applied Chemical Technology Professional (Chemical Technician) community. |
| International Activities Committee | IAC | This award honors an ACS Local Section, division or International Chemical Sciences Chapter for its efforts in the international realm, particularly in engaging ACS Chemical Sciences Chapters. |
| Joint DAC & LSAC Award | DAC & LSAC | This award recognizes collaborative efforts between an ACS division and local section. |
| Senior Chemists Committee | SCC | The Senior Chemists Committee awards recognize local sections for their efforts to increase the participation of senior members and to encourage innovative activities at the local level. |
| Society Committee on Education | SOCED | The Society Committee on Education recognizes local sections that have developed outstanding chemical education activities during the previous calendar year. |
| Women Chemists Committee | WCC | This award is given to a local section by the Women Chemists Committee to recognize outstanding efforts in promoting women in the chemical sciences. |
| Younger Chemists Committee | YCC | These awards are given to the Younger Chemists Committees of ACS Local Sections in recognition of their efforts to serve chemists under the age of 35. |